After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• determine speed and acceleration with respect to different systems of reference for any point in a system of a kinematic chain with joints as a function of given coordinates and their derivatives and they represent those quantities as vectorial quantities in different coordinate systems;
• explain the relationship between forces and motion using Newton's and Euler's principles;
• determine and solve the equations of motion for rigid body systems and determine the necessary constraining forces;
• determine the mechanical energy of a rigid-body system and establish the equation of motion for systems with one degree of freedom via the relationship between energy, work and power;
• analyse the behaviour of gyros and rotating machine parts, especially in connection with static and dynamic unbalance;
• explain the basics of Newtonian celestial mechanics;
• apply elementary impact theory to systems of rigid bodies;
• set up and linearize the equation of motion for oscillating mechanical systems with one degree of freedom and analyse their behavior in case of a free oscillation or as harmonically excited system.

Kinematics:

• velocity and acceleration of points using vectors.
• spatial movement of rigid bodies.
• Movement in different frames of reference.
• restricted movement in a plane.

Kinetics:

• Basic laws of Newton: linear momentum.
• Euler's laws for rotational movement.
• Kinetic energy, power and work.

Special Applications:

• Gyros.
• Vibrations: free and forced.
• Impact problems.
• Planetary movement - Kepler's Laws.
• Coriolis' forces.

Lecture with examples and Experiments.

A preliminary discussion will be held  together with the exercises Mechanik 2 VO.

All communication via TUWEL.

Written and oral exam.

The presentations are being made available successively at the TUWEL platform as the lecture progresses.

Basics of statics.